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| At the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Archin Bushnell Park in Hartford. The brownstone memorial, the first triumphal arch in the United States, honors the 4,000 Hartford citizens who served in the American Civil War, and the 400 who perished. |
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| Website : www.ct.gov |
 Capital
: Hartford |
 Highest
point : Mount Frissel
(S. Slope), 2,405 feet |
 Area : 5,544 square miles,
48th largest state |
 Population : 3,405,565
(2000 US Census) |
 Motto
: Qui
transtulit sustinet (He who transplanted still sustains) |
 Admitted to
Union : January 9, 1788 |
 State
Song : "Yankee Doodle" |
 State Bird
: American Robin |
 State Tree : White oak |
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